Donnybrook Public Directory

There is a metre-high cement marker on the sidewalk on the west side of Morehampton Road, just before it turns into Leeson Street, which reads "Township of Rathmines 1847" (pictured left). This marks what is roughly the northern boundary of Donnybrook. Morehampton Road turns into Donnybrook Road (The Mall / Main Street) at Belmont Avenue; Donnybrook Road in turn becomes Stillorgan Road at the bridge over the River Dodder (Anglesey Bridge, constructed in 1832). Morehampton / Donnybrook / Stillorgan Road is the major artery through Donnybrook. Stillorgan Road is national route N11, which is the major route to Wicklow, Wexford, and other points in the south-east of Ireland. The RTÉ studios and the Elm Park Golf Course mark the southern limit of Donnybrook; UCD, immediately south of RTÉ and Elm Park, is in Belfield.

Here is a directory of public establishments in Donnybrook, travelling from north to south. Gaps in the numerical sequence of street addresses are residential properties.

Morehampton Road

19-29 - Sachs Hotel tel 668 0995 / fax 668 6147

At the intersection with Marlborough Road, the road becomes dedicated mostly to commercial use on the west side, while the east side continues as a residential street. The public businesses on the west side of Morehampton Road are as follows:

intersection with Belmont Aveune; at this point, the street address becomes The Mall on the west side for half a block and then becomes Main Street, and then Donnybrook Road, while the east side is Main Street from Belmont Aveune up to Pembroke Cottages, and then becomes Donnybrook Road. Continuing first on the west side, the commercial establishments are as follows:

Herbert Park, Donnybrook
Sunday, 14 January 2001
Walk down either Pembroke Cottages or Rampart Lane to get to this lovely park, bordering Ballsbridge. There are playing fields, a children's play area, and a lovely artifical lake with ducks, geese, and swans.

Dublin Corporation operates a traffic camera (no. 19) at this location. The view from this camera can be seen at http://www.dublincorp.ie/traffic/camera/Stillorgan_Road.htm (they seem not to want anybody to link to these cameras, for some strange reason).

Dublin Corporation operates another traffic camera (no. 33) here. The view can be seen at http://www.dublincorp.ie/traffic/camera/Stillorgan_Road_Nutley_Lane.htm (again, heaven forbid I should put a link to this camera here!).